Lyrics to
Bird Of Prey

This version of Bird Of Prey was released by Uriah Heep in 1971.

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I can see that look that says beware
Try to move in closer if you dare
So I must sit and play my waiting game
And for a while I know she’ll do the same
Fly away

Watches like an eagle from its eerie
Then like a bird of prey she captures me
But I am older and more wise than you
Bird of prey straight into me you flew
Fly away

Now every time I’ve tried to set her free
I’m glad to say she comes right back to me
But if I knew she didn’t want to stay
I wouldn’t try to keep that lovely bird of prey

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Uriah Heep has released many songs over the years besides Bird Of Prey. Uriah Heep released songs from 1970 to 1998 spanning across albums like Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, Salisbury, Look At Yourself, Demons And Wizards, The Magician's Birthday, Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, Return To Fantasy, High And Mighty, Firefly, Innocent Victim, Fallen Angel, Conquest, Abominog, Head First, Equator, Raging Silence, Different World, Sea Of Light, and Sonic Origami. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Uriah Heep.

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About Lyrics and Bird Of Prey by Uriah Heep

The lyrics to Bird Of Prey are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Uriah Heep in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to Bird Of Prey are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Uriah Heep and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Bird Of Prey back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Bird Of Prey by Uriah Heep in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Bird Of Prey" means the words set to the music of Bird Of Prey, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Bird Of Prey and the lyrics to Bird Of Prey are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to Bird Of Prey, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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